A new certification process for doulas in Massachusetts aims to expand insurance coverage for their services and improve ...

Leading insurance-covered doula network with hybrid in-person and virtual support expanding nationwide -- Flourish Care meeting demand as majority of states rapidly mandate insurance reimbursement for ...

UnitedHealthcare became the first major insurer to start adding a doula benefit to plans across the country. By next year, ...

UnitedHealthcare’s Doula Support introduces a covered doula benefit in eligible employer plans, scaling in phases to reach ...

In 2024, the State of Missouri extended Medicaid coverage to doulas for up to 12-months postpartum. We hear about the work ...

Doulas of Marquette share some insight into the work and care of a doula. Plus, Audrey Stetson and John Redfield offer spring ...

Doulas provide emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.

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For the past 15 months in Missouri, anyone enrolled in Medicaid while pregnant and postpartum can have a doula by their side ...

Last month, I met two 70-something women sitting across from an older man asleep in bed. One was his wife—the other, his ...

This is part of a series from The Lily that examines how the role of doulas intersects with private and public insurance, race, socioeconomic status, policy and the medical community. Over the last ...

Childbirth historically involved a support system of women who assisted a woman from her pregnancy through the birth and in the immediate postpartum period afterward. Today, obstetricians and midwives ...